A graphic with the text "The short of it: Short Story Month on All Lit up" with the cover of Quietly, Loving Everyone by Curtis John McRae and an inset photo of the author.

"QUIETLY, LOVING EVERYONE is a reference to the ways we don’t show up for each other, or the ways we fail to show up [...]"

We talk to Curtis John McRae about his debut collection with Vehicule Press for our #shortstorymonth series #theshortofit

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A graphic with the text "The short of it: Short Story Month on All Lit up" with the cover of Good Victory by Mikka Jacobsen and an inset photo of the author.

"I love how the best stories are constructed to feel inevitable."

Mikka Jacobsen is today's featured writer on #theshortofit, sharing from her debut collection GOOD VICTORY (Freehand Books).

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A graphic with the text "The short of it: Short Story Month on All Lit Up" with the cover of Scandal at the Alphorn Factory by Gary Barwin and an inset photo of the author. The cover is red, with the end of an alphorn, a horn instrument, in yellow at the bottom of the cover. Gary is a light skin-toned man with chin-length grey hair and glasses, and he wears a black button down shirt against a black background.

“What are the stories about? Oh, you know, the strange marvellous painful beautiful absurdity of being human.”

@garybarwin.bsky.social is today's featured writer on #theshortofit, sharing from his collection SCANDAL AT THE ALPHORN FACTORY (@pressassembly.bsky.social).

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A graphic with the text "The short of it: Short Story Month on All Lit up" with the cover of Hello by David Carpenter and an inset photo of the author.

"[The short story] allows a writer to drive towards a profound awakening in a dozen or so pages."

We interview David Carpenter and read from his new collection HELLO (@shadowpawpress.bsky.social) for our #shortstorymonth series #theshortofit.

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